Shortly after I started out as a professional baseball player in the Tri-State League, I was fired. “Frank,” the manager said 1, “whatever you do after you leave here, put some2 and enthusiasm into your work!” Well, that was the 3 thing I expected him to say.

A week later,4, I was introduced to the New Haven. My first day here will always5 in my memory as a great event in my life. No one knew me in the league, so I was 6 to make myself the most enthusiastic ball player they'd ever seen. From the minute I7on the field, I acted like a man electrified. And I acted as if I were alive with a million8.

     My biggest thrill came the following morning 9 I read in the New Haven newspaper: “This 10player, Frank, has a barrel (桶) of enthusiasm. He 11 our boys. They looked better than at any time this season.” The newspapers began 12 me the life of the team.

     Within two weeks, enthusiasm took me from $250 a month to $1850 a month—it 13 my income by 700 percent! Two years after that, I was 14 third base for the St. Louis and multiplied my income by thirty times. Enthusiasm 15 did it; nothing but enthusiasm.

     Enthusiasm is by far the highest paid 16 on earth. It helps you become more successful, and 17 a healthier, richer and happier life. “To become enthusiastic—act enthusiastically.” Put this rule into 18 for thirty days and be prepared to see astonishing 19. It may easily change your entire life. Can you acquire enthusiasm—or must you be born 20it? Certainly you can acquire it!

House­Sitting

Inmany countries of the world people do what is called house­sitting. It meansthat if owners of the house are going away, they want someone to come intotheir house and look after the house and maybe pets while they are away.

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Soif someone wants to travel or go away for some reason, they might want someonein their house to care for it and keep the gardens tidy. Housesitters mighthave to care for pets. Also，quitea few people have swimming pools in their back yard and they need cleaning.{#blank#}2{#/blank#} I feel it is a great way of seeing thecountry, because you go and stay in a new city, get to meet new people, andhave time to go sightseeing in a new area.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} There are websites where you find theadvertisements by people who want to travel, and by replying to theadvertisements, you can make arrangements to go and look after their houses.

Thereare some requirements to be a housesitter. Yon must be a trusted person, sothat the house owner knows you will not steal anything. You must be able to gowhen the house owner wants you to go, so you need lots of free time.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} You need to be good with pets, able to carefor cats and dogs，orother pets they may have.

Somehouse­sitting jobs are just for a few days or a couple of weeks while the houseowner have a short holiday. Sometimes it is for much longer. We have had ahouse­sitting job for six months, while the house owner travelled to Europe.

{#blank#}5{#/blank#} Then you can travel to many differentcountries and stay there. One of the important things to get are referencesfrom the house owners for whom you have done house­sitting. A reference is awritten letter to say that you are trustworthy and have looked after theirhouse well. You can show these letters to prospective house owners and theyknow you will do a good job.

A．I have done house­sitting many times.

B．Thousands of people do this all thetime.

C．It is also possible to dohouse­sitting in other countries.

D．Generally you have many opportunitiesto get a house­sitting job.

E．You must take a little care over whatyour description says about you.

F．This is an international house­sittingservice for all city and country areas.

G．You must have a good car, so you cantravel to different parts of the country.